The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939
Newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on his way to the Inauguration ceremony. On his right, outgoing President Herbert Hoover.
The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, a fresh interpretation of the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of American society and politics. Unlike 19th C. liberalism, which held that to protect those rights government should be small and relatively powerless. the social-welfare liberalism of the New Deal expanded government responsibility in order to protect minimum standards of economic security for individuals. (America's History p 719)
NEWS FLASH: Get ready for the Term Paper!!! We'll be focusing on local (San Francisco) history. There is a FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND (March 1st and 2nd) to get some ideas, AND earn some extra credit. LOOK --> HERE!
The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, a fresh interpretation of the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of American society and politics. Unlike 19th C. liberalism, which held that to protect those rights government should be small and relatively powerless. the social-welfare liberalism of the New Deal expanded government responsibility in order to protect minimum standards of economic security for individuals. (America's History p 719)
NEWS FLASH: Get ready for the Term Paper!!! We'll be focusing on local (San Francisco) history. There is a FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND (March 1st and 2nd) to get some ideas, AND earn some extra credit. LOOK --> HERE!
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For THURSDAY, March 6: Chapter 14, Section 3 (Notes.) Quiz first thing! Also review for TEST on Chapters 13 and 14.
For TUESDAY, March 4: Your reading notes for TWO sections of Chapter 14 -- 14:1 and 14:2. These sections are about FDR's New Deal. Just after his inauguration in March, 1932, FDR (as President Roosevelt was nicknamed) set about putting the US economy back together. Historians have put these efforts into three categories: RELIEF, REFORM, and RECOVERY. The first thing FDR did was to declare a "bank holiday," closing all the banks, then allowing them to reopen after they passed a government appraisal. This had the effect of allowing the public to regain confidence in the banking system. He led Congress to pass fifteen major bills to aid the economy in his first 100 days in office. Under FERA, for example (Federal Emergency Relief Administration), millions of dollars were make available to states to provide cash payments to those in need, and the Public Works Administration, or PWA (later WPA), provided jobs for 4 million Americans. As you read these sections, it would be helpful to keep track of this "Alphabet Soup" of programs in a charts -- like the one under the "MAIN IDEA" on page 460 (section 1). For section 2, "Criticism and Reformulation," see the chart on page 471. For THURSDAY, 2/27: Your reading notes for Chapter 13:2. Bring your book to class so we can work on 13:3.... (Next week: Chapter 14!) For February 25 (Tuesday): Your reading notes for Chapter 13, section One. |
Tuesday 3/4 In class: (possibly) Diego Rivera Mural controversy.
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